All Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010 Events
Masterclass with Rachid Bouchareb
Event Description
The biggest buzz at this year's Cannes Film Festival came from an unexpected quarter: Rachid Bouchareb, a French-Algerian, two-time Oscar nominee whose controversial "Outside The Law" which opens DTFF 2010. In this Masterclass, Bouchareb will discuss his most recent films and others, including the triumphant "Days of Glory," about Algerian fighters in World War II. If not for the films of Rachid Boucherab, a huge part of 20th Century French-Algerian history would be forgotten. In his own words, "Cinema is a wonderful tool to converse with French society," and this Masterclass will be a rare opportunity to converse with the man himself. Boucherab is indisputably one of the most significant and thought-provoking filmmakers on the international scene. This event is open to the public and Arabic interpretation headsets will be available. Tickets can be purchased at any box office location.
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Ghida Fahkry
Moderator, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
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Rachid Bouchareb
Director, Writer and Producer, Outside The Law
Since his first film in 1985, “Baton Rouge,” Bouchareb has been questioning immigration, rootlessness and mixed cultures. Born in Paris to an immigrated Algerian family, in 1987 along with friend Jean Bréhat he founded production firm 3B. Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar with “Poussières de vie” in 1995, his most important success so far has been the French hit “Indigènes,” which as nominated for a Golden Palm and won the Best Actor and Francois Chalais Awards at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. His new film, “Hors la loi” was presented in Cannes this year in the official competition.